The Peacock’s Paradise
A neurotic family assembles to celebrate its matriarch’s (Dominique Sanda) birthday in Laura Bispuri’s fourth fiction feature, a sophisticated ensemble drama powered by a top-notch cast (including Alba Rohrwacher).
A neurotic family assembles to celebrate its matriarch’s birthday in Laura Bispuri’s fourth fiction feature, a sophisticated ensemble drama powered by a top-notch cast. Nena (international film icon Dominique Sanda) and her husband Umberto (Carlo Cerciello) are visited by their pushover son Vito (Leonardo Lidi), his girlfriend (Alba Rohrwacher), the younger couple’s daughter, and the daughter’s pet peacock, Paco; they’re soon joined by Nena and Umberto’s daughter Caterina (Maya Sansa), her ex, and her ex’s new girlfriend. Tensions within the group surface quickly, and Bispuri unravels their complex web of secrets and lies with a delicate touch, arriving at a skillfully restrained melodrama marked by a strong sense of intimacy, courtesy of DP Vladan Radovic’s cinematography.
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